unloved
unloved adjective: not loved. Also the simple past and past participle of unlove.
Adjective
unloved (comparative more unloved, superlative most unloved)
- Not loved.
- Then, too, there was the mute appeal of this wee waif alone and unloved in the midst of the horrors of the savage jungle.1914, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter 12, in The Beasts of Tarzan
- Kidderminster: Work can start on a new glass-fronted station building (double the size), following the demolition of the dilapidated 1968 structure. Always unloved, it was cheaply assembled by BR to replace a mock Tudor building that survived for nearly 100 years before being infested with dry rot.2019 November 6, “Regional News”, in Rail, page 26
Also used as
unloved is also the simple past and past participle of unlove.
Forms of unloved
| comparative | more unloved |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unloved |
Origin of unloved
From un- + loved.
Words formed from unloved
Questions about unloved
- What does unloved mean?
- Unloved means not loved.
- What part of speech is unloved?
- Unloved is an adjective.
Words near unloved in the dictionary
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